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• Blog / Academics & Research

  THIS. IS. 18.02. "We will wield our triple integrals as one!"

  

  In case you haven’t been able to tell by the lack of bloggage across ... sort of wandered around the floor for a while trying to work some of it ... here lately. But it’s not like we’ve just been working. With the end of

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Emergency Morale Booster Night! One of my favorite e-mails of all time

  

  of Those Times of the semester) the French House social chair, Emma '14 ... resident Queen of Party, I've been getting the feeling that some of my party ... SYCAMORE GROWWWWW????" Q of P - I was the first one there, as anyone who

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Canceled? HOW COULD THEY!?!?!?!

  

  MIT gives students the month of January off, it's something they call the "Independent Activities Period," or IAP. Turns out, due to budget ... !!!] [Also know that this is the product of a winter break quasi-flame war. See

  • by Snively '11
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Reason to Celebrate My advisor is a genius.

  

  So over in the world of UROP, things were pretty exciting this week ... incredible distinction, and one of the best things I've enjoyed at MIT is that ... of being taught by one of the leaders of the Human Genome Project

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  the book that you need, then you can get it off of Amazon.com. Worst ... of classes have "Course Notes," which are sold at the Copy Tech. They ... , are sure of your classes, and hear which books the professor wants you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  ourselves as we walked up the catwalk in front of our potential dates. "Bryan ... . Mitra enjoys the economic thrill of auctions. Our emcee for the night ... Formal This year it was at the State Room which is on the 33rd floor of an

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  , we are in the process of matching you to an MIT student host. If you ... " (Stanford South?) preview weekend on the most recent episode of Veronica Mars. For one thing, the weekend is not planned out for you, it's more of a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  " with the rest of the office is already pretty good. Go instinct! I was ... 's incredibly refreshing to see that the rest of the office is inspired by it too ... preparation for the meeting, we were all assigned the same three applications to

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What student disabilities services are available?

  MIT is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for students ... with disabilities receive equal access to all of the Institute's programs ... visit the DAS contact page for more information.
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trumpeting for Assassins I get to watch each presidential assassination. Live. Over and over again.

  

  a trumpet, here's a picture of a trumpet: They're about the same ... flugelhorn in the other - and a backpack full of mutes. Trumpet mutes are some of the funkiest-looking objects ever created. Here are two examples

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  Mystery Hunt mile markers portrait of the blogger as a young puzzler

  

  's the ceiling of Lobby 7. Lobby 7 is a beautiful space, with that vaulted ... of people (MIT-affiliated and not!) descend onto MIT's campus over the ... against puzzles of any and all forms. This is the MIT Mystery Hunt: an

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  't accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Some of you may feel happy

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Some of you may feel happy

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Some of you may feel happy

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Some of you may feel happy

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Some of you may feel happy

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Not Admitted A forum.

  

  time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of our process. ... There were a record number of applications for Early Action this year

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And here I am!

  

  Well, I'm back in the States. I thoroughly enjoyed everything but I think my soul is still roaming around the south of France. Anyone have five thousand miles of fishing line and a solid hook? :-) I've long

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  famously nerdy culture. But also: the MIT where 25% of the undergraduates participate in one of the 33 varsity sports. The MIT where, underneath all the ... history of being a feared team in the NEWMAC. I’m sure the friends and

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  'm reminded about the discovery of an entirely unacademic (and some would argue ... , in my home town of Pearland TX, the highest point of elevation is probably the light bar on top of someone's jacked-up pickup truck. Driving

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011